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Senate Republicans Release New Health Care Bill

NPR
Published July 13, 2017 at 1:33 PM EDT
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) (center), Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) (left), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) approach the podium for a news briefing after the weekly Senate Republican Policy Luncheon July 11, 2017 at the Capitol in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) (center), Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) (left), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) approach the podium for a news briefing after the weekly Senate Republican Policy Luncheon July 11, 2017 at the Capitol in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senate Republicans unveiled a new bill Thursday to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell is still struggling to round up the 50 votes needed to pass it. President Trump said Wednesday night that he will be “very angry” if the bill does not pass.

NPR congressional reporter Scott Detrow (@scottdetrow) joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to talk about the details and the politics of the new bill.

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